Here's a new 'twist' on rope coiling - well, we thought it was a new twist until we started showing climbers who turned up at the store! Turns (excuse the pun) out a few of them already use ..
According to Singapore-based Jords Tree Climbing Corner, qualifying climbers will have to be in at least the 'Top 5' of the the New Zealand National TCC to be invited to compete the 2011 Asia-Pacific Tree Climbing Championships hosted in Singapore in June 2011.
If Jords is correct, ..
The Northland Tree Climbers Association (NTCA) now has a presence on Facebook.
The NTCA was formed earlier in the year by well known (and respected) Northland tree climbers ..
F8 Revolver designer, Kevin Bingham (treebing on TreeBuzz ) announced the invention of the Singing Tree Rope Wrench a month or so ago and this new descending tool is now attracting plenty of attention ..
We published the DMM Impact Block video back in June and Adam H has now reminded us how good it is! Spend a few minutes and you'll see what we mean - thanks ..
The Treemotion harness defines the Treemagineers in New Zealand - just have a look at the number of climbers wearing Treemotions at the recent New Zealand National TCC. But there is more to the Treemagineers than the Treemotion harness.
In Europe the Treemagineers have a relatively high profile, ..Treetools will stock the Line Boss early next year and prices are yet to be confirmed. GET International has the Line Boss for sale on their website but only customers resident in the USA can make the purchase.
Test climbing with the Line Boss will commence later in the month ..
The Thompson Unicender has (up until today) dominated the mechanical ascender/descender market. Now, USA based GET International is looking to carve out a unique position for the LineBoss as it goes up against the Unicender.
Rossy Ross from Pro Climb first alerted us to the ..
Yesterday we blogged about the increase in demand for SRT access lines when used in conjunction with mechanical ascenders.
Overnight, Jords from Singapore commented the new Yale Blue Tongue Access Line, designed by John ..
Energy efficient SRT tree access is becoming more and more popular in tree work, largely driven by developments in SRT access hardware. Unfortunately, investment in hardware is only one part of the equation - the other aspect to consider is your choice in rope.
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